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Associated PressTurkish strikes on US Kurd allies resonate in Ukraine war
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Biden administration officials are toughening their language toward NATO a...
December 4, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan-China joint poll: Half see Taiwan contingency as likely
Some 44.5% of respondents in Japan and 56.7% in China believe a military conflict in the Taiwan S...
December 4, 2022
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Associated PressStrong quake shakes main Indonesia island, no major damage
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong earthquake shook parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java on Satu...
December 4, 2022
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Associated PressPentagon chief: US faces pivotal years in countering China
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. is at a pivotal point with China and will need military strength...
December 4, 2022
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Associated PressEl Salvador sends 10,000 police, soldiers to seal off town
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The government of El Salvador sent 10,000 soldiers and police to se...
December 4, 2022
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Soccer World CupMoriyasu ‘one of candidates’ for coach after World Cup
DOHA — Samurai Blue coach Hajime Moriyasu is definitely under consideration to stay on at the helm o...
December 4, 2022
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CompaniesMitsukoshi opens store in Philippines
MANILA (Jiji Press) — Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. has recently opened a commercial facility in t...
December 4, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s foreign minister to tour Mexico, South American countries
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is set to visit four countries in Central and South America in ea...
December 4, 2022
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CompaniesSpread of telework helps Japan companies move head offices out of Tokyo
Thanks to the spread of teleworking during the pandemic, many companies are no longer requiring empl...
December 4, 2022
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ReutersPutin insincere about peace talks, takes war to new level of ‘barbarism’
KYIV, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is not sincere about peace talks with Ukrai...
December 4, 2022
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CompaniesGreen Lawson opens in Tokyo with avatars, aiming for zero food waste
Convenience store chain operator Lawson, Inc. on Monday opened its first Green Lawson, aiming to ac...
December 4, 2022
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ReutersZelenskiy says level of price cap on Russia oil isn’t serious
KYIV, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The $60 price cap on seaborne Russian oil agreed by Group of Seven nations a...
December 4, 2022
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ReutersIran state body reports 200 dead in protests, Raisi hails ‘freedoms’
DUBAI, Dec 3 (Reuters) - President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday hailed Iran's Islamic Republic as a gua...
December 4, 2022
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Soccer World CupWorld Cup successes kick ¥16.3 billion into economy thus far
The impressive performance by the Japan national soccer team at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar is provi...
December 4, 2022
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ReutersBurkina Faso military government suspends broadcast of France’s RFI radio
OUAGADOUGOU, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's military government has suspended the broadcast of Fra...
December 4, 2022